Health & Wellness, Minor

In the Health and Wellness minor, you study the breadth and depth of various dimensions covered in the field of wellness education. You’ll learn about personal wellbeing and skill enhancement that can be implemented into any profession. If you want to live optimally and help the wellbeing and self-responsibility of others, this minor is for you.

Required Courses

Please note: Twelve of the units taken to complete a minor (6 of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors, concentrations, or major requirements.

Complete one of the following courses:
KIN 330 - Physical Activity and Health Units: 3
KIN 350 - Worksite Health Promotion Units: 3
KIN 363 - Human Sexuality Units: 3 and
KIN 363L - Human Sexuality Lab Units: 1
KIN 461 - Stress Management Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses:
KIN 450 - Exer Prescript for Special Pop Units: 3
KIN 490 - Evolutionary Medicine Units: 3
PH 417 - Global Women’s Health and Social Issues Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses, not previously taken:
KIN 330 - Physical Activity and Health
Units: 3
KIN 350 - Worksite Health Promotion
Units: 3
KIN 366 - Health Behavior and Promotion Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses, not previously taken:
KIN 366 - Health Behavior and Promotion
Units: 3
KIN 492 - Healthy Skepticism Units: 3

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge, Practices, and Perspectives in Health and Wellness

Students understand the fundamental principles and issues common to the field of health and wellness, including nutrition, fitness and stress management.

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Students understand and appreciate the aspects of social identity (i.e. race and gender) and the role that social oppression (i.e. racism, sexism and disability oppression) plays in the health and wellness of culturally diverse populations.

Collaboration

Students work in teams, across disciplines and cultures, to contribute to the development of healthy communities.

Leadership & Social Responsibility

Students recognize, analyze and begin to resolve health-related problems as articulated by an individual, a community, school or agency